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oligosaccharide

/ɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
oligosac-cha-ride
IPA
/ɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- English -ide English saccharide English oligosaccharide From oligo- + saccharide.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/

Inflected Forms

oligosaccharides (plural)

Derived Forms

arabinoxylooligosaccharide chitooligosaccharide diphosphooligosaccharide fructooligosaccharide galactooligosaccharide glucooligosaccharide heterooligosaccharide isomaltooligosaccharide lipooligosaccharide maltooligosaccharide mannooligosaccharide oligosaccharidic

Frequently Paired Words

disaccharide monosaccharide polysaccharide

Questions

How do you pronounce oligosaccharide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/.
What does oligosaccharide mean?
A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
Where does oligosaccharide come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- English -ide English saccharide English oligosaccharide From oligo- + saccharide.

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